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• Vehicle inspections. 23 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Oil leaks were not considered a problem by the inspection company . So be warned, an MOT will only cost you £45 and at least they will test the brakes Company name removed in accordance with the name and shame policy
• How far ahead do you look when driving? 7 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  The Vauxhall Corsa which had been following, at a speed of approximately 90MPH, overtook me and the car in front, and smashed into the object without braking at all!! It then continued on its way, still not slowing, or braking. It turned out that the object was, in fact, a large black plastic car bumper, which was smashed to smithereens by the impact.
• Advice re "Warranties"/After Sales 4 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I bought a second hand Honda from a dealership in January, which included a 12 month warranty. From day one the brakes have made a scraping noise when releasing to set off, even when only parked up for a brief while. The car has also always drifted to the left. The salesman explained at the time that the brakes noise was because the car had been parked up for a month, but would resolve itself once driven for a while.
• Advice on lock-up 14 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Driving home tonight I had a last-minute change of mind at some traffic lights (further than I estimated away when they changed to amber plus conscious there was a camera on them) so I braked - harder than normal but not excessively hard. Got quite a surprise when the car veered left and tried to change ends - luckily I controlled it without too much trouble. Now, I'm wondering what would cause this to happen?
• Oh Dear! 16 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  The offside one was only in by a wing and a prayer, the headlights, although intact, were some 2" behind the bonnet, the grill was now a very loose fit and the bumper looks like it's taken most of the rest of the impact, apart from that absorbed by the near side wing, which now has a disctinctive 'modified' shape to it .... and she was only trying to park! Apparently she mistook the brake for the accelerator (automatic) and, well you can guess the rest! At this risk of HJ mentioning the dreaded left foot braking... I know but... The garage mechanic suggested we did not open the bonnet "Otherwise everything will fall out".
• Life flashed before my eyes! 17 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Needless to say, l could still here a barrage of lorry horns and other car horns as the loony probably braked hard and tried to slip in behind the lorries again. I stopped my car at the next available place and took a deep breath, laughed and realised that life can be treacherously fragile!
• Kw*k F*t Robbing Shysters 24 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Hello My wife's car - a T reg Fiat Punto with 30 000 miles on it started to show symptoms of requiring new brake pads. She took it to Kw*k Fit for a quote, they removed both wheels and as you can imagine the pads were worn out, however they refused to simply replace the pads - claiming the discs were corroded on the inside ????
• Police Theft? 17 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  Well I know how powerful it is, it's been done. 130 bhp at the wheel. So what? Brakes and front forks/rear damper are upgraded to cope. The bike is absolutely mint, superbly maintained, perfectly safe, recently MOT'd, and I think the police have acted in a totally ridiculous manner, even though they complimented him on his safe riding and speed!
• Toyota MR2 - Used Car Taking Dealer To Court Help! 9 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  Near side front suspension arm corroded requires replacement. Off side front suspension arm requires replacement. All four brake disks corroded and pitted require replacement. Rear brake calipers seized. Brake pipes corroded require replacement. Hand brake inoperative, N/s electric window inoperative Bulbs missing from rear brake light and tail lights both sides.
• Fiat Panda - Dodgy Servicing 13 Feb 2025 (Forum)
  My daughter took her 14 year old Fiat Panda for £300 service & MOT at a Halfords workshop. They did the service first, then MOT. It failed on imbalanced brakes, front and rear suspension components, a tyre, faulty lights and and exhaust leak. Should those major safety faults not have been identified in the SERVICE and been reported to my daughter ? Should the MOT have been done BEFORE the service ?
• Vauxhall Mokka - Smoke and burning 27 May 2024 (Forum)
  Not long after the engine management light came on not too long after along with some sharp jittering of the steering wheel. I think it might just be a brake stuck on, but don’t know why the management light would come on (although the engine bay was rather hot too) any suggestions or guidance would be great thanks l!
• BMW 6 Series 2004. - ECM Housing Removal 9 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  Does anyone know how to remove the white plastic housing which contains two controllers and a fuse box on the passenger side under the scuttle and next to the suspension mount? I have one with a burst brake pipe underneath this housing and need to remove it so I can access the pipe to replace it. There is also an air pump at the bottom of the housing which connects to a duct under the dash on the passenger side inside the car.
• With what i can replace my Old Lexus? 14 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Hi,   i recently sold my old LEXUS  GS450H 4th gen,now i wonder with what i can replace it , i need something extremely reliable and extremely well rust protected , my car was amazing with night vision option and 18way seat adjustment 4 brake calipers for front etcs.... adaptive suspention... my car was 12 years old. i am considering ls 430 or gs 350  or something else which you can reccomend.  
• Ford Focus, 2009 1.6 Petrol - Clutch pedal goes to floor and is not spring back 9 Apr 2023 (Forum)
  Brake fluid underneath car on road.  No clutch at all. Anyone know how much it would cost roughly to purchase necessary parts and change clutch Also, how long is it likely to take to complete the job.
• VW Polo one liter turbo 18 plate - New cam belt 31 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  I have had an indie quote £575, and main dealers at £675 and £800. Can I assume the water pump does not need changing?  Also I need the rear brake pads, whatever they are called, replacing at 80,000 miles. Should the drums be replaced too? 
• Volkswagen Golf - 2011 VW Golf - Squeak from passenger side front? 30 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  Hi all,  My car has had an intermittent squeak from the passenger side front for a while, I had thought it would have been caught in the MOT/Service; but having had it back for a week now the squeak still occurs. It is intermittent, but seems to be linked to the brakes - no squeak when actually breaking, but when driving off afterwards, also tends to happen more at slower speeds. Any ideas on what could be causing this? 
• Two lanes into one. Who's right of way? 29 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  I'm in the left hand lane in a moving flow of traffic Car in the right hand lane parallel to me at the same speed His section of road finishes shortly He forces me to brake sharply or else reprofile the whole side of my car. Question is should i have let him pull in front (no time) or should he have slowed down and pulled in earlier? How would it stand if he had struck me?
• Seat ibiza 1.4 sport rider - Seat ibiza 1.4 -strange noise 17 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  Today i have noticed a strange humming like noise when idle or slowing down and the speeding up? Also when idle the car sometimes vibrates/shakes? Its just recently been Mot’d and had its brakes fully replaced . I ha e no clue re cars and just wanting some advice to what this might be ? Thanks
• any - refer to IT at HJ 13 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  When you click on the ''FORUM'' button top right instead of it going straight to the forum it now brings up another box with three possibles, small annoyance granted but we appear to have fixed something that wasn't broken in the first place, car and lorry makers do this regularly, fix what wasn't broken in the first place, ie manual parking brakes, and this being one of the last remaining defence posts of common sense in car matters..... Thankyou.
• Astra/Corsa - Stolen Vauxhall Fronts 18 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  I wonder why this is so: Do drivers of these run into things more often than drivers of other models? Is that because they tailgate more, not concentrate, have slow reactions, or do they have poor brakes and/or cheap ditchfnder tyres? Are front bumpers for these exceptionally costly, so worth stealing and are they easier to steal than from other models?  Anyone have a theory or knowledge of the real reason?